The refrigerator door swings wide so that I can deposit my items inside. There they are, staring right at me, calling my name. Those Silver Bells…a.k.a. Hershey’s Kisses.
I can’t. I shouldn’t. No one will care. I shouldn’t. I can’t.
I do. Just one. Delicious!
One more won’t hurt. Equally delicious.
A handful of Silver Bells is deposited on my desk in front of the three of us. I hear my name again. Do I dare be the first to take one?
I can’t. I shouldn’t. No one will care. I shouldn’t. I can’t.
I do. Just one. Delicious!
One turns into a few more as we sit and talk, each of us casually taking one at a time until they’re all gone.
I have no willpower. I envy the people I know who can resist those little chocolate temptations. I really should try harder.
Willpower is definitely over rated.
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I love this. Partly because I could have written it myself. 🙂 I have zero willpower with chocolate. This slice is just a perfect expression of that.
Not only is this an almost universal problem, but I love the repetition. It’s very effective.
Do men give women/sweethearts chocolate anymore other than Valentines Day?
Oh, I love those silver bells, too! It is difficult to resist just one, small, tiny bite….and then…one more won’t hurt….hmmm, that was good…how about another. Yes, I think you wrote something a lot of us can relate to. Jackie http://familytrove.blogspot.com/
I love how you called them silver bells! I can certainly relate!
Oh the tug ‘o war between eating the SB’s and leaving them be! I had to bring them down for our meeting because if I didn’t I would have eaten them ALL by myself. Now that would have been very unpleasant!
Those that have the willpower to resist chocolate are superhuman. I love how you portrayed the inner battle.
I miss my neighbors in the primary hallway, but I don’t miss the temptations of chocolates in Andrea’s office! So hard to stay away
Very relate-able inner battle. My college friends always say it doesn’t count when its eaten in the company of friends! That always makes me feel better.
I couldn’t agree more – willpower is overrated…especially when it comes to chocolate. Love the repetition.
I love that you said they were calling your name. They’re so small anyhow. Do they even count?
Cathy, I love the structure of this piece. Just a hint of repetition….perfect. I also have no willpower for chocolate, especially the Reese’s .
They are really good when you freeze them and eat ’em right out of the freezer! Will power Shmill power!
Kisses cure everything! We keep some with our band aids. Boo busters. I love how you refer to them as “silver bells”.
I love this. I don’t think they count at all. The repetition, the description, after writing this piece you should have another one.